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Missouri Compromise
Henry Clark proposed that missouri become a slave state and Maine a free state. this would keep the balance between free and slave states. -
underground railroad
the underground railroad helped abolitionists in the fight for slavory -
Compromise of 1850
- california was admitted as a free state.
- other mexican territorioes were giving the public the decision to become free or stay a slave state.
- slave trade banned in Washington DC
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republican party
this party was formed to stop the spread of slavory in the western territories -
dred scott
this decision to make the territories free was enormous and left many people unhappy aswell many people happy -
Abraham Lincoln
lincoln was elected president who was agents slavory -
the begining of the civil war
causes
1. state rights
2. economic differences
3. westward expansion
4. slaves vs.no slaves
5. lincoln won -
gettysburg
largest battle faught in north america. most memorable war faught in thew civil war -
emansipation proclamation
declared that 3 million slaves across the south be free -
loncoln dies
lincold was murderd just 5 days after the win by john wilkes booth. -
end of the war
the war ended with the surrender of robert e. lee -
13th amendment
this amendment took away slavory. it dtated that every man black or white shall be free. -
15th amendment
this amendment allows blacks thye right to vote -
depression
in 1873 america went into a great depression. -
end of reconstruction
the focus on reconstruction was shifted elswere. mostly because they went into a depression -
declaration of independence
america signed the declaration of independence celebrating the birth of the nation.
